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Solar Education Week – Kansas Solar
Sparking a Conversation about Kansas Solarby Sage Ezell Solar Education Week is a partnership effort by leading clean energy organizations to engage individuals across the country to organize and participate in solar events and spark conversations about...
Highlights from WEALTH Day 2019
On March 12, 2019, Kansans from across the State joined together to learn about and advocate for Water, Energy, Air, Land, Transportation, and Health (WEALTH) policies. Attendees visited and learned from leading organizations at the Solutions Showcase, joined...
Clean Energy Business Council Reaches Agreement with Evergy
Both parties find common ground in effort to address residential solar opportunities TOPEKA, KAN. – After months of debate in the Kansas statehouse, the Clean Energy Business Council, a project of the Climate + Energy Project presented to the Senate...
CEP Supports KCC Nominee Susan Duffy
The Climate + Energy Project is pleased to support Susan Duffy as Governor Kelly’s nominee for Commissioner of the Kansas Corporation Commission. As General Manager of the Topeka Metro Transit Authority, Duffy’s team created the Metro Bikes program, a fun...
WEALTH Day Connects Kansans with Legislators, Advocacy Organizations
March 13, 2019: For immediate releaseWEALTH Day Connects Kansans with Legislators, Advocacy OrganizationsA Day of Education and Advocacy on Water, Energy, Air, Land, Transport and Health - Kansas WEALTH The Climate + Energy Project (CEP), along with partnering...
Solar Rally at WEALTH Day
Calling all Solar Advocates -It's time for a rally to Save Kansas Solar! At this year's WEALTH Day we are adding a Save Kansas Solar Rally to shower the Capitol with solar advocates showing support for SB 124, the Kansas Energy Fairness Act. Everyone who participates...
Save Kansas Solar Press Conference and Senate Utility Hearing Update
Solar advocates successfully packed both the Press Conference and Senate Utility Hearing today on SB 124 (the Kansas Energy Fairness Act). More than 60 people from both residential and commercial attended in support of the bill and the Senate...
Kansas House Bill 2273 Update
After an hour and a half of debate, the House Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications Committee voted down HB 2273, which would have added prohibitive set backs for commercial wind turbines, and attempted to stop wind development in Kansas. It also...
HB 2273 – Committee will take action Friday, Feb. 22nd
House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications committee met Tuesday and Thursday, February 19th and 21st to hear from proponents and opponents on HB 2273, the Wind Generation Permit and Property Protection Act. Executive Director, Dorothy Barnett...
Climate + Energy Voters Take Action – KS Wind Action Alert! HB 2273
HB 2273, a bill that adds prohibitive set backs for wind turbines, is a thinly veiled attempt to stop wind development in Kansas. This bill was introduced this week and will have a hearing in the House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee on...
Clean Energy Business Council Introduces the Kansas Energy Fairness Act
Bipartisan support for the bill to prevent the KCC from imposing demand charges on wind and solar usersJessica Lucas | CEBC(620) 931-7161 | jessica@j-sq.com Dorothy Barnett | CEBC785-424-0444 | barnett@climateandenergy.org TOPEKA, KAN. – Residential...
Protect the right to manage energy usage without discrimination!
In a state with so much sun, rooftop solar should be a no brainer. But the Kansas Corporation Commission killed the rooftop solar industry by changing electricity rates for solar homeowners. Good solar jobs are disappearing overnight, along with homeowners chance to...